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OFFICE

Definition:

[noun] place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"
Synonyms: business
[noun] an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
Synonyms: agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, authority
[noun] the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
Synonyms: function, part, role
[noun] (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"
Synonyms: power
[noun] professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"
Synonyms: staff
[noun] a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass"
[noun] a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
Synonyms: position, post, berth, spot, billet, place, situation